# Amazon API Gateway LaunchPad

The Amazon API Gateway provides a consistent integrated experience for the building of serverless applications. The Gateway handles the processing of API calls.

API Gateway can act as the entryway that allows access to data, business logic, and/or functionality from your backend services.

# Training:

The following training resources are really good to get up to speed on working with Amazon API Gateway:

* Video: [Introduction to Amazon API Gateway](https://go.aws/2ybL50j) - 10 minutes - AWS SkillBuilder - Free
    
* e-Learning: [Architecting Serverless Solutions](https://go.aws/369GDMF) - 3 hours - AWS SkillBuilder - Free
    
* e-Learning: [Amazon API Gateway for Serverless Applications](https://go.aws/2z9yRWT) - 2 hours - AWS SkillBuilder - Free
    
* e-Learning: [The Amazon API Gateway Workshop](https://catalog.workshops.aws/apigateway/en-US) - 3 hours - AWS Workshops - Free *(labs may incur cost)*
    
* Documentation: [ALL Amazon API Gateway Documentation](https://go.aws/3bGWe7D) - AWS
    

# Syntax Guidance:

Amazon API Gateway provides APIs for creating and deploying your APIs, also the APIs are available in standard AWS SDKs. If you are using a language for which an AWS SDK exists, you may prefer to use the SDK rather than using the API Gateway REST APIs directly.

Using the SDKs makes authentication simpler, integrates easily with your development environment, and provides easy access to API Gateway commands. Here are some resources where you'll find more information about the AWS SDKs and the REST API reference documentation:

* [Tools for Amazon Web Services](https://aws.amazon.com/tools) - AWS
    
* [Amazon API Gateway Known Restrictions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/latest/developerguide/api-gateway-known-issues.html) - AWS
    
* [Amazon API Gateway Version 1 API Reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/api-reference/) - REST APIs - AWS
    
* [Amazon API Gateway Version 2 API Reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigatewayv2/latest/api-reference/api-reference.html) - WebSocket and HTTP APIs - AWS
    

# References:

These references have multiple artifacts that can help you learn more about API Gateway.

* [Amazon API Gateway Developer Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/latest/developerguide/welcome.html)
    
* [DEV.TO Articles on Amazon API Gateway](https://dev.to/search?q=amazon%20api%20gateway%20for%20aws%20community%20builders)
    
* [AWS Serverless Patterns for Amazon API Gateway](https://serverlessland.com/patterns?services=apigw)
    
* [AWS Stash](https://www.awsstash.com)
    
* [AWS rePost](https://repost.aws)
    
* [AWS CloudFormation LaunchPad](https://hashnode.fromthecastle.com/cloudformation-launchpad)